Product Review

I use both of these products on a regular basis. I purchased the  Shea Moisture Curl Enhancing Smoothie in hopes that it would "enhance" my curls; unfortunately for my hair type it really didn't do that, but instead i found it to be a really good moisturizer  It works well with twist out and braid out hair styles. The Beautiful Textures Moister Butter is a really good moisturizer as well. Of the Beautiful Textures line I've found this product, the growth oil and the shampoo work really well with my hair, and I absolutely love the smell. 

Shea Moisture Curl Enhancing Smoothie: Walgreens: $9.99 

Beautiful Textures Moister Butter: Sally's $6.99

also from the line Tangle Taming Shampoo: $6.99 and Growth Oil: $6.99

Before trying this product I was not really fond of using gels on my hair. Once I saw how it really brought out my curl pattern I am now a fan. At first I was only using it on my wash-n-go hairstyles but I recently started to use a little on my edges whenever I do a puff.
Local Beauty Supply Store: $4.99

 I tried this product thinking that would enhance my natural curl pattern but unfortunately it didn't. Not only did it not work well for my hair the smell is awful. I was kinda disappointed because I read pretty decent reviews on this product.
Target: $9.99

I absolutely LOVE this leave in! It's fairly inexpensive and it smells lovely. Before trying this product I wasn't really fond of leave ins due to a bad experience as a child, but after giving this a try I feel this product is works well.
Walgreens: $4.99

My Crazy Hair

Here are a couple of hair styles that I've tried

My fro

My Attempt at a high puff. It sorta turned out cute I can't wait until it grows!

A wash n go that I did using Eco Styling Gel and Shea Moister Curl Enhancing Smoothie

Stop Shedding

About a month ago I noticed that my hair was shedding like crazy. I could just look at it hard and I lost a strand of hair. Well I went to YouTube (my natural hair problem solver lol) to see if there were a lot of people experiencing the same thing. I found that I was definitely not alone, but that I should try black tea rinses because the caffeine stops shedding  At first I didn't believe it so I went and did more research on it and found that it does indeed help with shedding. I tried it and it worked! Black tea rinses are very simple: 1. boil a couple of bags of tea (doesn't have to be expensive tea or a big pot of water just enough to fill a spray bottle) 2. After letting it cool pour into a spray bottle and began using. Simple! I would do it on wash day. I would co-wash my hair detangle and rinse. I would let it stay on for about 10-15 min with my conditioning cap on and rinse. Below is a link of how it's done. I promise once I let go of being shy I will make a video but until then I'll show links of the videos.
 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GUZlWjTIOpM

Wash Day

I set aside two days a week to co-wash my hair.  Today is my deep condition day. I wash with Garnier Fructis Fall Fight Conditioner and deep condition with Olive Oil Replenishing Conditioner. I started using the Garnier Fructis when I noticed a lot of shedding and breakage. It has caffeine and biotin in it so it works wonders with shedding. Before using this I tried black tea rinses and they seemed to work but that just gets so messy. I've been using Olive Oil for a while now and my hair really likes it. It keeps my hair soft and it has a pleasant citrus like smell. I've wanted to try a more natural deep conditioner so if anyone has one that they really love please share.

Garnier Frucits: Walgreens $4.99
Olive Oil: Sally's $6.99

Know Your Hair Type

The first step on this journey is finding out what type of hair you have and what is needed to keep it healthy. For me my type is 4C. (Taken from Naturallycurly.com)

4C - Coily Ziggly℠

Type 4c hair is composed of curl patterns that will almost never clump without doing a specific hair style. It can range from fine/thin/super soft to wiry/coarse with lots of densely packed strands. 4c hair has been described as a more "challenging" version of 4b hair. Some say 4c looks identical to 4b except that the curls are so tightly kinked, there is seemingly no definition. 4c hair can shrink more than 75%.

Quick Tips

• Limit your cleansing to heavy co-washing conditioners
• Use products like oils, creams and butters to moisturize and seal your coils
• Use heavy pudding and creams to help elongate your Coily Ziggly hair. Don't forget to deep condition every 3 days to ensure healthy strong coils

The Process

The Journey to keeping up with you hair is a long one. This is something that I found very useful